As time moved into November, the situation in the Great Jin Dynasty changed again.
The party headed by Gao Gu and Xiao Ci, which had initially kept a low profile and swallowed their pride, started to become active again.
Half a month after Li Xuan took over the Golden Knife Case, these officials who were close to the Dowager Empress and Prince Yi began to make their voices heard at various levels in the court, confronting their political adversaries.
Wang Wen, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, was doing his utmost to sweep these members of the Zhengtong Party, supporters of the deposed crown prince, out of the court. However, the two assistant ministers in his own ministry finally stiffened their backbones and tried their best to hinder Wang Wen's efforts.
At this point, several members of Prince Xiang's Party were caught with solid evidence of bribery and favoritism, and were forcibly pulled off their horses.
